Sioux Falls, S.D. — Good thing Chris Hintz’s high-school principal knew he loved music. Otherwise, Hintz might have another career.…
Mixtapes. DJs. Copyright. Fair use. Mixtapes and DJs go together like peanut butter and jelly. The mixtape is a DJ’s…
To radically paraphrase and modify Portlandia’s series-opening song in so many words: the spirit of the DJs of yore are…
Los Angeles – Sleep is a myth ? — Foamo (@Foamo) July 16, 2016 This is a tweet from Kye…
This year’s DJ Expo, held Aug. 15-18 at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, N.J., once again featured useful…
Things are going to positively wild this Saturday at Manhattan’s Cielo nightclub, as Basic founders Sleepy & Boo will be…
Baltimore, Md. – It’s a painfully muggy day at Pimlico Race Course and 30,000 are gathered under the blazing sun…
Philadelphia — As a child, Michelle Lee (aka DeeJay Shelly) always had music around her. She grew up listening to…
DC-10’s world-renowned Circoloco party is breaking from its Ibiza home this October for bi-coastal showings in Los Angeles and New…
Doublemint Gum will lead you to believe that double the pleasure is double the fun, but for Cash Cash, the…
Boys and beats in the hills of West Virginia: The Honcho Summer Campout 2016 has come and gone, leaving a…
Given John Digweed’s considerable impact on electronic-music culture, there really is no better fitting name for his label than Bedrock.…
The spirit of the rave is alive and well in James Denney. If you’ve been in any underground club or…
As befitting a guy who’s spent over a quarter of a century making and playing various strains of machine-tooled,…
When a bride named Susan called DJ Shani Barnett in Northbrook, Ill., this past March to book entertainment for her…
Call it fate, but Lee Foss’ perfect alignment in the universe of dance music may as well have been written…
Electric Daisy Carnival will celebrate its 20th birthday on June 17-19, and the massive artist lineup for the Las Vegas…
You want to learn how to DJ? Then let’s talk about mixing — as in the DJ kind of mixing.…
Lisa Kasberg of I’m a Girl DJ Entertainment in Fullerton, Calif., and a former Female Entertainer of the Year, has…
“i like fun, music, and pizza” There are few other sentences that could sum up Justin Martin as succinctly as…
Just as birds flock south for the winter, dozens of thousands of electronic music fans flee the dissipating winter weather…
With a Sharp New Venue in Brooklyn & Fresh Music in the Offing, Soul Clap Continues to Give Up the EFUNK New…
San Diego – You’ve heard of Miami’s Winter Music Conference and Detroit’s Movement Electronic Music Festival. You know them because…
If there is proof positive that blondes have more fun, it most certainly lies within the transcendental techno parlayed by…
We All Have Songs We’d Rather Avoid Playing at Our Events—Until a Guest Offers a Tip. According to Arizona wedding DJ…
Photos by ArtChick Photography New York City – By now, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson has become accustomed to attention, not to…
In last month’s issue of DJ Times, Part 1 of my annual DJ Expo Wrap-Up included useful tips from “All-Star MCs”…
While the daytime portion of Amsterdam Dance Event hammered attendees with a treasure trove of industry knowledge, the festival programming…
Summer is over, and the onset of autumn means it’s time for the electronic music movers and shakers—and no shortage…
There’s more trance to be found around the globe than just that of Europe, and the breakout success of Australian…
As the Big Bird of San Francisco-based Dirtybird, Claude VonStroke has built an electronic dynasty since the label’s founding a…
I think of Steve Aoki when I watch a 2011 TV episode of 30 Rock, when Alec Baldwin’s character—the zinger-slinging,…
There isn’t anyone quite as deserving of the title Rave King as HARD Events founder Gary Richards. After cutting his…
New York — We spent a weekend under the stars in Denver, CO, but the America’s Best DJ Summer Tour…
When it comes to generating leads for his business, Kevin Porter of Elite Entertainment in Rock Hill, S.C., says that DJs who…
Winter Music Conference is just days away, and partiers everywhere are finalizing their plans for a week of soaking up…
There’s a certain level of stardom that’s reserved solely for those artists that have achieved that coveted “household name” status.…
The warm rays of Miami Music Week are just a few weeks away, and STEAM Miami has revealed a large…
My first encounter with the Reloop NEON pad controller for Serato DJ was memorable. In fact, it was one that…
Ultra Europe is set to return to Croatia’s Poljud Stadium for its third installment this July, and the just-announced Phase…
By Duanny Medrano Whether he’s playing major circuit parties, club dates across his native Canada, Pride events in NYC or…
Despite rumors and leaked information hitting the web over the past few weeks, Miami’s Ultra Music Festival has officially announced…
Building a Home Studio Requires Some Attention to Detail, But Not as Much Money as You Might Think There’s no…
Playing Tough Techno & Throwing Devoutly Underground Events, Minnesota’s DVS1 Maintains a Quaint, Yet Effective DIY Ethic Brooklyn, N.Y. –…